Jones County, MS Vital Records

Where can find Jones County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Jones County vital records can be found at the Mississippi Department of Health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912, Marriage and a Divorce records since 1926. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Mississippi for current fees and application process.

Jones County Health Department has birth and death records from November 1, 1912. You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.

Jones County, MS Courthouse and Government Records

Jones County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Jones County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Jones County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Mississippi courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Mississippi residents.

The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Jones County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Mississippi Corthouse Records Research Guide.

Jones County, MS Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Jones County, MS?
A list of Jones County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.

What other genealogical resources are available in Jones County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Jones County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.

Jones Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Jones Co. MS Military Records

Mississippi Military Records(Fold3.com) offers easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Mississippi individuals that served. Suitable for Jones County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.